KUCHING, Oct 25: The Sri Maha Mariamman Temple in Kuching will celebrate its Maha Kumbhabhishegam (Temple Consecration Ceremony) from October 27–30, marking the completion of its reconstruction.

According to Sri Maha Mariamman Temple Association Kuching president Dato Shankar R P Asnani, Maha Kumbhabhishegam is one of the most significant ceremonies in Hindu temple tradition.

He said priests and Vedic scholars travelling from India will conduct traditional prayers and sacred rituals to consecrate the temple and its deities, invoking divine blessings for the temple and the wider community.

“For our devotees, the completion of the temple fulfils a long-held collective aspiration.